Date: Tue June 25, 2024
Time: 9:30 am
Place: Rocky Neck Beach State Park, Rte 156, East Lyme, CT.
Contact Email:
openspace@townlyme.org
Presenter: Wendy
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Rocky Neck Beach State Park, Rte 156, East Lyme, CT. A beautiful walk through mature forest along the salt marshes to the beach on Long Island Sound – a haven for shore birds. Bring binoculars if you wish. 2.5 miles. Meet at the parking lot on Rte 156 across from the KOA Campground, 271 Main St (Rte 156), about 0.5 mile east of the intersection with Four Mile River Rd., Old Lyme.
Register: openspace@townlyme.org
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Rocky Neck Beach State Park, Rte 156, East Lyme, CT. A beautiful walk through mature forest along the salt marshes to the beach on Long Island Sound – a haven for shore birds. Bring binoculars if you wish. 2.5 miles. Meet at the parking lot on Rte 156 across from the KOA Campground, 271 Main St (Rte 156), about 0.5 mile east of the intersection with Four Mile River Rd., Old Lyme.
Register: openspace@townlyme.org
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Quinn - photo by Tori harris
Date: Sun June 23, 2024
Time: 9 am or 11 am-indicate choice when registering
Place: Pleasant Valley Preserve, MacIntosh Rd, Lyme CT
Contact Email:
vharris1391@gmail.com
Presenter: Tori Harris
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In June, visit the Gnome trail to search for gnomes at Pleasant Valley Preserve. Click here to see the Family Gnome HUnt map. Join Tori and family on the 4th Sunday of every month for a “mile-ish” hike geared towards families with children under 5, but no age limit(!) Two times 9am and 11am,
Kindly email vharris1391@gmail.com to register with time preference.
Tori is a Mom of two littles – Kade, 3 yrs, and Quinn, 10 months. Hiking and wandering in the local preserves, has really given her family the safe space to let Kade run loose and has a calming effect on Quinn. Working full time, volunteering in many organizations and finding time to enjoy the outdoors with the whole family, can be tough, but it is worth it!
In June, visit the Gnome trail to search for gnomes at Pleasant Valley Preserve. Click here to see the Family Gnome HUnt map. Join Tori and family on the 4th Sunday of every month for a “mile-ish” hike geared towards families with children under 5, but no age limit(!) Two times 9am and 11am,
Kindly email vharris1391@gmail.com to register with time preference.
Tori is a Mom of two littles – Kade, 3 yrs, and Quinn, 10 months. Hiking and wandering in the local preserves, has really given her family the safe space to let Kade run loose and has a calming effect on Quinn. Working full time, volunteering in many organizations and finding time to enjoy the outdoors with the whole family, can be tough, but it is worth it!
Date: Sat June 22, 2024
Time: 9:00 to 11:00 am
Place: Hartman Park, Gungy Rd, Lyme, CT
Contact Email:
openspace@townlyme.org
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Please join me to help clear invasive plants, do trail trimming, and remove large tree branches or fallen trees around the Lee Farm foudnation. Bring loppers, clippers, pruners, Mattocks, McLeods, Pulaskis, and anything else you think will be helpful. A couple chain saws or hedge clippers/weed wackers will be good. Please bring protective gear and work gloves.
Bring a bottle of water for yourself. Snacks will be provided. Inclement weather cancels.
We mowed the Japanese barberry in the area around the ruinsat the Lee Farm for a few years to encourage native vegetation to grow. Now it is time for us to go in and cut or pull out the invasives that are resprouting, and to trim around the stones. Learn to identify invasives to remove and native plants to preserve.
Please email me at openspace@townlyme.org or test 860-304-1632 if you are planning to come and if you will bring a chain saw.
Please join me to help clear invasive plants, do trail trimming, and remove large tree branches or fallen trees around the Lee Farm foudnation. Bring loppers, clippers, pruners, Mattocks, McLeods, Pulaskis, and anything else you think will be helpful. A couple chain saws or hedge clippers/weed wackers will be good. Please bring protective gear and work gloves.
Bring a bottle of water for yourself. Snacks will be provided. Inclement weather cancels.
We mowed the Japanese barberry in the area around the ruinsat the Lee Farm for a few years to encourage native vegetation to grow. Now it is time for us to go in and cut or pull out the invasives that are resprouting, and to trim around the stones. Learn to identify invasives to remove and native plants to preserve.
Please email me at openspace@townlyme.org or test 860-304-1632 if you are planning to come and if you will bring a chain saw.
Date: Sat June 22, 2024
Time: 8:30-10:00pm
Place: Pleasant Valley Preserve, MacIntosh Rd, Lyme CT
Contact Email:
ryan.p.quinn@gmail.com
Presenter: Quinn
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Cancelled, due to weather forecast. Join Quinn, Lyme Land Trust board member, for a family friendly night hike .We focus on how our perceptions change and appreciate what night brings to the forests and ponds of Lyme. Our way will be lit by the almost full moon. We will not be using artificial light, but you are invited to bring an emergency flashlight. Dress warmly and bring a walking stick.
Please register: ryan.p.quinn@gmail.com
Cancelled, due to weather forecast. Join Quinn, Lyme Land Trust board member, for a family friendly night hike .We focus on how our perceptions change and appreciate what night brings to the forests and ponds of Lyme. Our way will be lit by the almost full moon. We will not be using artificial light, but you are invited to bring an emergency flashlight. Dress warmly and bring a walking stick.
Please register: ryan.p.quinn@gmail.com
Cover Image by Patrick Lynch
Date: Fri June 21, 2024
Time: 6:00 pm
Place: Lyme Land Trust Barn, 12-1 Town Street, Lyme CT
Contact Email:
info@lymelandtrust.org
Presenter: Patrick J. Lynch
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Please join us for our annual meeting which will include nomination and voting for two new board members, annual financial report, and presentation of volunteer of the year. Everyone is welcome.
Following the meeting, we will have a illustrative presentation by renowned naturalist, author, and artist, Patrick J. Lynch.
Registration required: kristina.white@lymelandtrust.org
Directions: The LLT Barn is at 12-1 Town Street. Park across the street in Banningwood Preserve first field. Handicapped parking on site.
Patrick J. Lynch will talk about the environmental history of the Connecticut River Watershed. This region presents us with a uniquely humanized American landscape after 11,000 years of Indigenous Peoples history and more than 400 years of inhabitants from Europe and the rest of the globe, where nature is neither a determining force nor a passive victim. Connecticut is blessed with two of the nation’s largest and most biologically significant estuaries — places where salty ocean water mixes with freshwater. The Connecticut River and Long Island Sound estuaries are two of the planet’s most productive ecosystems. This talk will look at some of the glories of our local shore and river wildlife, as well as the impact of human activity and climate change on the Sound and the River.
Patrick has just launched his eleventh book, a Field Guide to the Connecticut River. Patrick J. Lynch is an author, illustrator, photographer, and artist. Lynch retired from Yale University after 45 years as an interactive media designer, medical illustrator, biomedical and scientific photographer, video producer, and for the past 30 years a director of media and communications departments, and a designer of interactive multimedia teaching, training, and informational software and Web sites.
Patrick will sign pre-purchased books.
Please join us for our annual meeting which will include nomination and voting for two new board members, annual financial report, and presentation of volunteer of the year. Everyone is welcome.
Following the meeting, we will have a illustrative presentation by renowned naturalist, author, and artist, Patrick J. Lynch.
Registration required: kristina.white@lymelandtrust.org
Directions: The LLT Barn is at 12-1 Town Street. Park across the street in Banningwood Preserve first field. Handicapped parking on site.
Patrick J. Lynch will talk about the environmental history of the Connecticut River Watershed. This region presents us with a uniquely humanized American landscape after 11,000 years of Indigenous Peoples history and more than 400 years of inhabitants from Europe and the rest of the globe, where nature is neither a determining force nor a passive victim. Connecticut is blessed with two of the nation’s largest and most biologically significant estuaries — places where salty ocean water mixes with freshwater. The Connecticut River and Long Island Sound estuaries are two of the planet’s most productive ecosystems. This talk will look at some of the glories of our local shore and river wildlife, as well as the impact of human activity and climate change on the Sound and the River.
Patrick has just launched his eleventh book, a Field Guide to the Connecticut River. Patrick J. Lynch is an author, illustrator, photographer, and artist. Lynch retired from Yale University after 45 years as an interactive media designer, medical illustrator, biomedical and scientific photographer, video producer, and for the past 30 years a director of media and communications departments, and a designer of interactive multimedia teaching, training, and informational software and Web sites.
Patrick will sign pre-purchased books.
Patrell bridge
Date: Tue June 18, 2024
Time: 9:00 am
Place: Meet at Baker Lane parking area.
Contact Email:
anthonyinlyme@gmail.com
Presenter: Tony Irving
The glacial geology is the driving force behind this preserve along the Eightmile River. Meet at Baker Lane parking area.
Register: anthonyinlyme@gmail.com
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Date: Sat June 15, 2024
Time: 9:30 to 11:30am
Place: Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve, Joshuatown Rd., Lyme CT
Contact Email:
education@lymelandtrust.org
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Learn how present day ecology is affected by the ancient geological forces that shaped Southeastern Connecticut. Join former CT State geologist Ralph Lewis and forest ecologist Tony Irving on a talk and walk to explore the three stages of Glacial Lake Hadlyme. Ralph will point out features of the local landscape that reveal the geologic history of Glacial Lake Hadlyme and Tony will explain how they influence what grows there.
The hike is moderately easy terrain with frequent stops for explanations. Sturdy shoes are a must; a walking stick would be helpful as well. Bring a bottle of water.
Directions: Meet near 18 Ferry Rd. (Rte 148), Lyme. Park along the road. We will observe the unique geologic formations there and then move on to the Selden Cemetery entrance to Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve on Joshuatown Road.
Space is limited. Register for the walk: education@lymelandtrust.org. Inclement weather will postpone the event.
Learn how present day ecology is affected by the ancient geological forces that shaped Southeastern Connecticut. Join former CT State geologist Ralph Lewis and forest ecologist Tony Irving on a talk and walk to explore the three stages of Glacial Lake Hadlyme. Ralph will point out features of the local landscape that reveal the geologic history of Glacial Lake Hadlyme and Tony will explain how they influence what grows there.
The hike is moderately easy terrain with frequent stops for explanations. Sturdy shoes are a must; a walking stick would be helpful as well. Bring a bottle of water.
Directions: Meet near 18 Ferry Rd. (Rte 148), Lyme. Park along the road. We will observe the unique geologic formations there and then move on to the Selden Cemetery entrance to Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve on Joshuatown Road.
Space is limited. Register for the walk: education@lymelandtrust.org. Inclement weather will postpone the event.
Photo by Rochelle Davis
Date: Thu June 13, 2024
Time: 9:30-11:30 am
Place: Pleasant Valley Preserve, MacIntosh Rd, Lyme CT
Contact Email:
regan@reganstacey.com
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Welcome in the season of summer with a guided forest bathing experience along the meadow, river, and pine forest of Pleasant Valley Preserve. Enjoy a gentle mindful movement sequence, nature meditation, and invitations to connect with the natural world. In honor of the upcoming summer solstice, we’ll create a nature-inspired mandala with flowers and items collected from the forest. The session concludes with tea together.
The walk is about 1-mile round trip over easy to moderate terrain. The session concludes in the forest. Please allow 15 minutes to walk back to the parking lot.
Registration: $25 ~ includes the program and tea
Register here.
LLT members receive 10% discount with code LLT10.
Rain or shine event. Challenging weather cancels.
Ages 18+. No pets please.
Regan Stacey is an artist and advocate for the Earth whose passion is to reconnect humans to nature for personal and planetary well-being. Through her private practice, she offers forest bathing sessions and mindfulness in nature retreats.
She is also co-founder of The Forest Therapy School, training forest therapy guides to share this work around the world. Find out more about her work at reganstacey.com or theforesttherapyschool.com
Questions? Email Regan at regan@reganstacey.com
Welcome in the season of summer with a guided forest bathing experience along the meadow, river, and pine forest of Pleasant Valley Preserve. Enjoy a gentle mindful movement sequence, nature meditation, and invitations to connect with the natural world. In honor of the upcoming summer solstice, we’ll create a nature-inspired mandala with flowers and items collected from the forest. The session concludes with tea together.
The walk is about 1-mile round trip over easy to moderate terrain. The session concludes in the forest. Please allow 15 minutes to walk back to the parking lot.
Registration: $25 ~ includes the program and tea
Register here.
LLT members receive 10% discount with code LLT10.
Rain or shine event. Challenging weather cancels.
Ages 18+. No pets please.
Regan Stacey is an artist and advocate for the Earth whose passion is to reconnect humans to nature for personal and planetary well-being. Through her private practice, she offers forest bathing sessions and mindfulness in nature retreats.
She is also co-founder of The Forest Therapy School, training forest therapy guides to share this work around the world. Find out more about her work at reganstacey.com or theforesttherapyschool.com
Questions? Email Regan at regan@reganstacey.com
photo by Wendy Hill
Date: Wed June 12, 2024
Time: 9:30-11:30ish am
Place: Griswold Point, Old Lyme, CT
Contact Email:
cperkins@oldlyme-ct.gov
Presenter: Wendy Hill
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Taking advantage of the tide and depending upon conditions, we will walk to the end of Griswold Point and back, which is only possible during low tide. There is slim possibility of wet shoes. About 1 mile, with some walking on wet pebbles. Bring binoculars.
Directions: Meet at White Sands Beach Parking Lot, 11 Seaside Ln, Old Lyme
Reservations are required. Please email Caitlin Perkins at cperkins@oldlyme-ct.gov or call (860)434-1605 ext. 241. Free to Lyme’s Senior Center members. $5 for non-members.
On the 2nd Wednesday of each month (unless noted) the group will get together at various hiking areas in Lyme and Old Lyme. Hikes will be lead by Wendy Hill, Open Space Coordinator of Lyme and the Vice President of Lyme Land Trust. The walks are moderate, unless otherwise noted. Bring a water bottle and dress for the weather. Wear sturdy footwear and bring a hiking stick or pole if you would like. Everyone welcome. All hikes are 2.5 to 3 miles. Inclement weather cancels the walk.
Sponsored with the Lyme’s Senior Center.
Taking advantage of the tide and depending upon conditions, we will walk to the end of Griswold Point and back, which is only possible during low tide. There is slim possibility of wet shoes. About 1 mile, with some walking on wet pebbles. Bring binoculars.
Directions: Meet at White Sands Beach Parking Lot, 11 Seaside Ln, Old Lyme
Reservations are required. Please email Caitlin Perkins at cperkins@oldlyme-ct.gov or call (860)434-1605 ext. 241. Free to Lyme’s Senior Center members. $5 for non-members.
On the 2nd Wednesday of each month (unless noted) the group will get together at various hiking areas in Lyme and Old Lyme. Hikes will be lead by Wendy Hill, Open Space Coordinator of Lyme and the Vice President of Lyme Land Trust. The walks are moderate, unless otherwise noted. Bring a water bottle and dress for the weather. Wear sturdy footwear and bring a hiking stick or pole if you would like. Everyone welcome. All hikes are 2.5 to 3 miles. Inclement weather cancels the walk.
Sponsored with the Lyme’s Senior Center.
Date: Tue June 11, 2024
Time: 9:00 am
Place: Thach Preserve, 131 Brush Hill Rd, Lyme CT
Contact Email:
ryan.p.quinn@gmail.com
Presenter: Ryan Quinn
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Follow the ¼ mile woods road to a secluded beaver pond where we will explore the surrounding area which also contains wetlands, mountain laurels and a freshwater stream. Beaver’s are amazing animals! They are one of the few species whose presence defines an area. Let us investigate these unique animals and the ways they shape our landscape. About 1.25 miles.
Contact: ryan.p.quinn@gmail.com
View the Tuesday Trek Schedule
Follow the ¼ mile woods road to a secluded beaver pond where we will explore the surrounding area which also contains wetlands, mountain laurels and a freshwater stream. Beaver’s are amazing animals! They are one of the few species whose presence defines an area. Let us investigate these unique animals and the ways they shape our landscape. About 1.25 miles.
Contact: ryan.p.quinn@gmail.com
View the Tuesday Trek Schedule
